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Researchers say dementia heightens COVID-19 death risk
Date of Posting: 08-01-2021
Dementia sufferers are more likely to catch COVID-19 and die from it as many live in high-risk transmission settings, Australian researchers say. Australians with dementia are more likely to catch COVID-19 and die from the infection or suffer seve Read More...
Four million Australians to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by March
Date of Posting: 08-01-2021
Australia's medicines regulator is set to give the green light to a coronavirus vaccine this month, ahead of a national rollout. Four million Australians including the elderly and health care workers are expected to be vaccinated for COVID-19 Read More...
Australian study shows lifting weights works for women too
Last Updated: 08-01-2021
Older men and women make similar muscle gains relative to their body size from resistance training, a new Australian study shows. Men might get bigger muscles, but lifting weights at the gym benefits women just as much, a new Australian study show Read More...
Time to take risks - school holidays the perfect time to get active
Date of Posting: 07-01-2021
It’s been a year like no other. Lockdowns and isolation have seen the cancellation of children’s sport, reduced time in school, and more time indoors – resulting in significantly less physical activity for everyone, especially ch Read More...
2021 HESTA Australian Nursing and Midwifery Awards now open
Last Updated: 06-01-2021
HESTA is calling on Australians to show their appreciation and support for the nation's nurses and midwives by submitting a nomination to the 2021 HESTA Australian Nursing and Midwifery Awards. Colleagues, patients and employers have until 7 F Read More...
Bone Clinic leading the world in osteoporosis management
Last Updated: 06-01-2021
The Bone Clinic, a world-first Queensland-based research facility and clinical practice, is providing targeted exercise therapy, dietary advice, bone scans and education specifically for osteoporosis. Founder Professor Belinda Beck says until rece Read More...
Junk food linked to sleep problems in teens
Date of Posting: 05-01-2021
Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences researcher Associate Professor Asad Khan said frequent consumption of soft Read More...
Coronavirus new variant - genomics researcher answers key questions
Date of Posting: 05-01-2021
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of the disease in parts of the UK. The government has placed some regions including London under new, stricter coronavirus restricti Read More...
Investing in a frontline response to elder abuse
Date of Posting: 04-01-2021
University of Queensland researchers are working with a team of 50 social workers across south east Queensland to create a uniform, national approach to identifying abuse in elderly people who present to hospitals. Latest national figures say up t Read More...
Three maternity care pathways for local women
Date of Posting: 04-01-2021
Castlemaine women will be able to access locally-based maternity care via three distinct pathways under Castlemaine Health’s new collaborative model of care. The new model of care has been endorsed by the Castlemaine Health Executive Board a Read More...
Australia pioneering 3D printing for bone implants
Date of Posting: 24-12-2020
Ground-breaking Australian research on 3D printing technology is offering new hope to cancer patients who require a bone replacement. The bone implants will be initially created using a national-first 3D printer in the Chris O’Brien Lifehous Read More...
Toolkit for autism diagnosis: connecting families with support, sooner
Last Updated: 22-12-2020
A new resource has been launched to help clinicians implement best-practice guidelines for the diagnosis of autism, with hopes this will lead to earlier access to intervention and support for children and their families. Professor Andrew Whitehous Read More...
NSW Health COVID restrictions for Sydney and beyond
Last Updated: 21-12-2020
NSW Health has imposed restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 as a cluster on Sydney's northern beaches sparked alarm just days before Christmas. NSW Health restrictions until midnight on Wednesday. NSW Cabinet will review restrictions Read More...
Christmas plans have been dashed around the country due to border bans
Last Updated: 21-12-2020
Plans for Christmas reunions have been dashed around the country after states and territories moved to shut their borders to visitors from Sydney and surrounds. Australians are waiting to see if the NSW government's strategy to "go hard, Read More...
Victoria requested Australian Defence Force personnels to help police the border
Last Updated: 21-12-2020
Victoria has requested hundreds of Australian Defence Force personnel to help police the border, but so far just an additional 50 have been made available. Cars are crossing the NSW border into Victoria without being checked, according to a local Read More...
Travel restrictions come down on NSW
Last Updated: 18-12-2020
States have acted quickly to tighten travel restrictions for NSW residents after a COVID-19 outbreak on Sydney's northern beaches. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR NSW RESIDENTS[subscribe] Western Australia - Anyone who enters WA from NSW must Read More...
Victoria demands permits for NSW travellers
Last Updated: 18-12-2020
Victoria will ban anyone who visits Sydney "red zones" from entering the state and require other NSW travellers to apply for a permit. NSW travellers will need a permit to enter Victoria from midnight Friday, while anyone who has visited Read More...
Youth suicide: people are "falling through the cracks"
Last Updated: 18-12-2020
Young men remain overly represented in a new study highlighting “concerning” trends in youth suicide, as experts call for system-wide improvements so that people at risk can better access timely care when they need it. An analysis of N Read More...
Tokophobia is an extreme fear of childbirth. Here's how to recognise and treat it
Last Updated: 17-12-2020
Many pregnant women worry about birth. Some, however, suffer from a much more serious condition called tokophobia: a severe and unreasoning dread of childbirth, which is sometimes accompanied by a disgust of pregnancy. At its most ext Read More...
Most women who give birth in Australia are monitored with CTG. But it might not be the best approach
Last Updated: 17-12-2020
Pregnant women rightly expect that when they’re in labour, medical staff will observe them and their baby closely, and can deal with any potential problems quickly. The majority of women who give birth in Australia are monitored Read More...
South Australia will drop COVID-19 border checks
Last Updated: 17-12-2020
South Australia has dropped its COVID-19 border checks on roads coming into the state and at Adelaide Airport, easing pressure on the state's police resources. South Australia will scrap its COVID-19 border checkpoints, effective immediately, Read More...
Older Australians and people with chronic illnesses will receive COVID-19 vaccine first
Date of Posting: 17-12-2020
Australians at highest risk of coronavirus will be the first to receive vaccinations next year, while children will be last in line to receive their jabs. Older Australians and people with chronic illnesses will be among the first to receive coron Read More...
COVID-free Australians can enjoy a normal Christmas
Last Updated: 16-12-2020
Australians are set to enjoy a Christmas far more normal than most other places around the world with COVID-19 case numbers remaining low. A report on Victoria's hotel quarantine failings is set to provide valuable lessons as Australia heads i Read More...
Queensland adults are overweight and still getting sunburnt
Last Updated: 16-12-2020
Queensland Health's annual report says less than one-in-three adults and two-in-three children had a normal body mass index in 2019/20. Those are the findings of the state Department of Health's annual report for 2019/20, which was tabled Read More...
COVID-19 will have a long-term impact on rural communities
Last Updated: 15-12-2020
Although vaccinations against COVID-19 have begun in the UK, the effects of the pandemic on the economy and society will continue to be felt for a long time. Rural communities, in particular, will be hit hard. The closure of local hub Read More...
A mental disorder, not a personal failure: why now is the time for Australia to rethink addiction
Date of Posting: 15-12-2020
The year 2020 has challenged us all. The bushfires and then the pandemic forced us to reflect on what’s important, how we respond to crises as a community, and the ways we connect and support each other. We’re still grappl Read More...
Proof Chronic Fatigue Syndrome not psychsomatic
Date of Posting: 15-12-2020
University of Otago researchers have “unequivocally proved” – contrary to the long-held belief of some health practitioners – that Myalgic Encephalamyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not psychosomatic. For decades suffere Read More...
Family violence research helps in closing the gap
Date of Posting: 15-12-2020
A new report has found drivers that mitigate experiences of violence for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) partnered with 18 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to Read More...
Christmas concerts and carols allowed in NSW aged care
Date of Posting: 14-12-2020
Carols and Christmas concerts will be allowed in NSW aged care homes and residents can have as many visitors as they like as COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Aged care residents in NSW will be able to host as many Christmas visitors as they want a Read More...
Travellers from NZ to Brisbane have gone into quarantine
Last Updated: 14-12-2020
Queensland has reopened its border to New Zealand but travellers on the first flight to Brisbane have gone into quarantine amid confusion from relatives. Expectations that a plane load of passengers from New Zealand would walk out of Brisbane airp Read More...
Future development of the University of Queensland and CSL vaccine has been abandoned
Date of Posting: 11-12-2020
Biotechnology giant CSL gave University of Queensland researchers a licence to push ahead with a now-abandoned COVID-19 vaccine to avoid a 12-month delay. The brains behind the Australian-made COVID-19 vaccine knew they were taking a gamble when t Read More...
Queensland opens its border to New Zealand
Last Updated: 11-12-2020
New Zealand residents will be able to enter Queensland without undergoing quarantine from Saturday as the state prepares to allow free flowing travel with. Queensland border will open to New Zealand and all of Australia in a further easing of coro Read More...
Victorians can get $200 travel vouchers
Last Updated: 10-12-2020
Victoria's regional tourism voucher plan is set to begin, as the state reaches its 41st consecutive day without a new locally-acquired coronavirus case. Victorians can apply for $200 travel vouchers, designed to boost tourism in bushfire and C Read More...
Sydney's Australia Day will be different because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Last Updated: 10-12-2020
Sydney's Australia Day celebrations will be streamed while frontline workers will be invited to attend the traditional concert at the Opera House forecourt. Sydney's Australia Day celebrations will be different next year because of the COV Read More...
Property Council wants the National Cabinet to implement a roadmap to revitalise CBDs
Last Updated: 10-12-2020
Occupancy in city offices remains well below pre-pandemic levels and the Property Council wants the National Cabinet to implement a roadmap to revitalise CBDs. Australians who have been working from home during the pandemic aren't rushing back Read More...
Last Updated: 10-12-2020
For nurse and Master of Public Health student Katelyn Wall, Australia’s response to COVID-19 was a perfect illustration of just what can be achieved when people come together for a societal good. With zero active cases and an Australian COVI Read More...
COVID-19 clips Christmas hugs and handshakes
Date of Posting: 09-12-2020
Coronavirus has claimed Christmas hugs and handshakes, with Australians urged to maintain strict social distancing this festive season. Australians are being urged not to embrace friends and extended family while gathering around Christmas tables Read More...
Elective surgery in NSW has a waitlist at 95,000
Last Updated: 09-12-2020
More than 95,000 people are waiting for elective surgery - 10,000 more than at the same time last year. More than 95,000 people are waiting for elective surgery in NSW as public hospitals try to catch up on a backlog following the suspension of no Read More...
Due to coronavirus, Australia extends cruise ban by another three months
Last Updated: 08-12-2020
Australians hoping to board a cruise ship over summer are out of luck, with the federal government extending a blanket ban for another three months. Australia is extending a ban on cruise ships by another three months, concerned the risk of corona Read More...
Calls for a new approach to mental healthcare for Indigenous
Last Updated: 08-12-2020
Rising rates of Indigenous suicide and self-harm have prompted calls for a new approach to mental healthcare where cultural and clinical care are balanced. New approaches to mental healthcare have been called for in a report showing rising rates o Read More...
